Defence Chief Angus Campbell rolled over bid to strip Afghanistan

Defence Chief Angus Campbell has backed away from a pledge to strip meritorious service awards from 3000 Afghanistan veterans to mark their "collective responsibility" for alleged war crimes ...

Taliban signs $6.5bn mining contracts in Afghanistan

News. Taliban signs $6.6bn in mining contracts in Afghanistan. The extractive activities have garnered criticism from the public, who say that the Taliban is …

Australian mining giant eyes Afghan mineral wealth

KABUL: An Australian billionaire is looking to invest in Afghanistan's mining sector, which is rich in untapped minerals and worth an estimated $1 trillion, a …

Mining in Afghanistan

Mining in Afghanistan Introduction One of the important and basic pillars in the economy of every country is natural resources and its other subterraneous resources. By the growing demand of industry and technology, ... in Australia he says; "Security is a concern, is challenge, but it doesn't mean the entire

$1 trillion motherlode of lithium and gold discovered in Afghanistan

A recently unearthed 2007 United States Geological Service survey appears to have discovered nearly $1 trillion in mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and ...

Australian mining innovation to propel space exploration

Australia's mining, equipment, technology, and services (METS) sector will soon have the opportunity to help develop space exploration alongside NASA. Leading METS industry association Austmine ...

BID

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Bids for another 100 critical mineral blocks in February 2024: …

The Indian government plans to call bids for an additional 100 critical mineral blocks in February 2024, as part of the second round of auctions, according to Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi. Bids have already been invited for 20 critical mineral-bearing blocks. India recently identified 24 minerals as strategic and critical for the country, …

Mining Technology

The Taliban Government in Afghanistan said on Thursday it has signed seven mining contracts amounting to $6.6bn (Af527.37bn) in investment, a record round …

Takeover bids

Dust settles on Alcoa's $3.4 billion takeover. Alcoa is set to acquire Alumina Limited in a deal that will cement the major as one of the world's largest alumina producers. Read More. Kelsie ...

Chalice Mining is looking for a partner for …

Mar 28, 2023 – 11.03am. Chalice Mining says a chunk of one of Australia's biggest undeveloped nickel sulphide discoveries is officially up for grabs after a major upgrade in the size of the ...

The Taliban say they have signed mining contracts worth …

One huge Australian mining company had controversially stood to gain exclusive access to billions of dollars of Afghanistan's mineral wealth, in a deal that seemingly evaporated with the fall of the …

Australia Marks Mine Action Day with Funding for …

Australia will provide $10 million for de-mining, mine risk education and survivor assistance to reduce the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war to …

Chinese miners scout opportunities in Afghanistan

Chinese mining representatives have visited Afghanistan over recent weeks to scout the country's large lithium and copper deposits. Chinese representatives made on-site visits to inspect the extraction of the crucial metal for batteries and other technologies to combat the climate crisis. The on-site explorations by Chinese miners mark the ...

Albemarle strikes out on its own

Owned in partnership with Tianqi and IGO Limited, Greenbushes is Australia's largest hard rock lithium mine, producing 1.49 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate in the 2022–23 financial year.

Afghanistan has chromite, lithium. The Taliban wants to …

Chinese companies by the dozen bid for mining concessions, Taliban officials say, including the state-owned behemoth China Metallurgical Group Corp., a self-proclaimed "super-conglomerate ...

Taliban control: Afghanistan's elusive $1tn lithium jackpot

Taliban control over Afghanistan has sent ripples of shock through the world, including reports of a lithium deposit worth $1tn that the group now control. In 2007, the US Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a study of Afghanistan's natural resources, reporting that the country was a potential hub for iron, copper, gold, cobalt, and lithium.

Afghanistan has chromite, lithium. The Taliban wants to cash …

Chinese companies by the dozen bid for mining concessions, Taliban officials say, including the state-owned behemoth China Metallurgical Group Corp., a …

Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth but faces steep …

A Chinese company built this mining camp at Mes Aynak in Afghanistan about 10 years ago to house workers for a planned copper mine that never began production. The people in the front were taking ...

The Afghan Government and the Australian …

The Afghan Government and the Australian company, Fortescue Future Industries, signed five memorundum of understandings with ministries of Public Health, Higher Education, Mines and Petroleum, …

Australian nickel miners BHP, Wyloo Metals, Chalice Mining …

Australian producers and US politicians led by China hawk Joe Manchin have seen off Indonesia's bid for access to incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Australia to curb 'excessive' wait times for …

Earlier this week, CME released a survey of 53 Western Australian resources companies, which revealed that the sector contributed more than A$67.1 billion ($48bn) to Australia's economy in …

Aid to Afghanistan since 2001 – Parliament of Australia

The country received huge inflows of aid over the following decade, tapering off with the drawdown of military forces from 2012. According to the World Bank, Afghanistan received US$77 billion in official development assistance between 2001 and 2019, over $1.5 billion of which Australia contributed. Afghanistan is a different country in 2021 ...

AUSTRALIA'S FAILED RESOURCE GRAB IN AFGHANISTAN

One huge Australian mining company had controversially stood to gain exclusive access to billions of dollars of Afghanistan's mineral wealth, in a deal that seemingly evaporated with the fall of the government last year. ... along with other officials at the exchanging of the 'closed-bid' Deed of Agreement for Fortescue's exclusive ...

Taliban Hyping Huge Mining Deals, But Afghanistan …

Afghanistan's hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers have touted the recent signing of $6.5 billion in mining contracts as a major economic breakthrough.

Australia bids to end dependence on China for lithium …

The two countries intend to establish a taskforce to "expand reliable, responsible and secure global access to critical minerals". In 2021, the Australian Government also set up a A$2bn ($1.3bn) loan facility to help finance critical minerals projects in the country. An Australian Government report has projected that more than …

Taliban Hyping Huge Mining Deals, But Afghanistan Still …

The Taliban has been celebrating since the Islamist group that rules Afghanistan signed seven mining contracts promising to attract more than $6.5 billion in investments late last month.

Rinehart joins Chile's SQM for $1.7bn Azure bid

Moving forward, SQM will look to deploy its lithium expertise alongside Hancock's significant local mining knowledge and track record of project development to manage the elevated risk profile ...

Fortescue opens talks with Afghanistan on …

Afghanistan's government last year invited bids for as many as 14 mining projects. The move follows Ghani's decision earlier this month to release hundreds of hardened Taliban prisoners...

Newmont plumps final bid for Newcrest to …

Credit: Newcrest Mining Ltd. Newmont Corp laid down a best and final offer for Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd on Tuesday at A$29.4 billion ($19.5 billion) to close a deal that would extend ...

As US exits Afghanistan, China eyes $1 trillion in minerals

U.S. officials estimated in 2010 that Afghanistan had $1 trillion of unexplored mineral deposits, and the Afghan government has said they're worth three times as much. They include vast reserves ...

Afghanistan mining construction tenders

Afghanistan mining construction tenders latest Afghanistan mining construction tenders and bids find Afghanistan mining construction bids RFPs RFQs government contracts public procurement . About Us. About Us; Services; Publish Tenders; Free Tenders; Search Tenders; ... Australia . Notice Type: Tender Notice. Deadline: 19 …

Bacanora Lithium accepts Ganfeng's $391m takeover offer

The Chinese miner is also advancing a planned C$353 million ($280m) acquisition of Argentina-focused Millennial Lithium, which will give it control of four of Latin America's biggest lithium ...

The Afghan Government and the Australian company …

The Afghan Government has also invited the Australian company to invest in mineral exploration and the development of mining in Afghanistan. ... The Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Canberra, Australia Address: 4 Beale Crescent Deakin West ACT 2600 Postal Address: PO Box 155 Deakin West ACT 2600

Albemarle nears $4.3 billion Liontown takeover

Australian lithium miner Liontown Resources Ltd. said it's willing to back a new A$6.6 billion ($4.3 billion) takeover offer from Albemarle Corp., the world's biggest producer of the battery ...

The race to mine Afghanistan

According to a Global Witness report, mining is thought to be the Taliban's second-largest source of funding, despite contributing less than 1% of state income in 2013. However, these groups also warn of the many challenges ahead and that without a robust mining law, Afghanistan could be just another country on a long list of those affected ...

Newmont goes after Newcrest with $17 billion takeover bid

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) (TSX: NGT), the world's largest gold producer, is seeking to build a global gold superpower by approaching Australia's miner of the yellow metal, Newcrest ...